SLAM DUNK RESULTS 2007

2006 NBA ALL STAR SLAM DUNK CONTEST HOUSTON

In 2005Josh Smith won the contest making his tribute to Dominique Wilkins.

In 2006, 20 years after Spud Webb surprised the world flying in the slam dunk contest, NateRobinson repeated the script.

Josh Smith couldn’t make it to the final, and his two-handed dunk from almost the free throw received a weak score of 41 points.

Hakim Warrick had bad luck finishing his dunks and he did not make it to the second round.

Before the final, Andre Iguodala made one of the best dunks ever: Allen Iverson throw the ball to the back of the backboard and Iguodala jumped from behind the baseline to catch the ball (avoiding at the same time to crash his head against the backboard) and dunking with his right hand. A perfect 50 score.

In the final round, Nate Robinson got another 50 jumping over Spud Webb, and the judges decided that they want to see a tie-breaker.

The final attempts were weird. Robinson tried 14 times before making a spectacular dunk passing the ball two times between his legs in the air before throwing the ball to the backboard and running fast to grab it and dunk.

Iguodala made a reverse dunk from the baseline passing the ball between his legs, and received one pint less than Robinson. Maybe he should have tried something different.

2003 NBA ALL STAR SLAM DUNK CONTEST ATLANTA

Two players like Jason Richardson and Desmond Mason made a name for themselves amongst the greatest dunkers.

In the first round, Richard Jefferson made a pair of very weak dunks, including an attempt to copy Vince Carter’s elbow dunk, and the judges (all former NBA Slam Dunk winners: Jordan, Wilkins, Webb, Dee Brown and Dr. J) punished him.

Suns rookie Amare Stoudemire showed good conditions with a great between-the-legs dunk, but a miss in his second dunk prevented him to advance to the final.

Desmond Mason with a windmill and a dunk very similar to the one he made to win the contest in 2001, provided enough points to move toward the final.

The final started with Mason’s best performance, another between-the-legs dunk where he caught the ball very far from the rim and finished with his left hand: 50 points.

Richardson only obtained 45 points, but Mason did not kill off the contest (43).

Everything was in Richardson’s hands. He needed a 49 to win, but his last dunk excelled the expectations: Running behind the basket, he caught the ball after a high bounce with his back looking to the rim, passing the ball between his legs while he flew, and finishing miraculously with his left hand (50).

Another great dunk to remember, and the second consecutive title for Richardson, who is only the second player to win this contest back-to-back.